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30May/23

‘They just ignored my tears, they ignored my unhappiness’: former Irish nuns reveal accounts of brainwashing and abuse

May 30, 2023Human InterestAsceticism, Australia, Catholic Church, Catholicism, Christina, Creative Commons, Ireland, Italy, João Braz de Aviz, Karen Armstrong, Karen Hanrahan, Louise, Martin, Mary, Micheál Martin, Musicians, Nun, Pope John XXIII, Religious institute, Rome, Rwanda, The Singing Nun, United Kingdom, United States, Women in the Catholic Churchadmin

Karen Hanrahan, University of Brighton

Any thoughts of escaping to a more natural life was regarded as being sinful. The idea of being unfaithful to your vocation was a step on the way to hell. It would be a mortal sin.

These are the words of Mary, my mother. She was just 15 when she entered a convent in Ireland in 1950 and 34 by the time she finally managed to leave. She had been expressing doubts to her superiors since her early twenties but years of “brainwashing” and the very real fear of her and her family facing eternal damnation made breaking her vows seem impossible.

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30May/23

Summer Reading Picks from UMD Smith Business Experts

May 30, 2023BusinessCollege Park, READING, Sustainability, University of Maryland, University of Maryland, College Parkadmin

The 20th Annual Summer Reading List for Business Leaders has recommendations from University of Maryland Robert H. Smith School of Business faculty. It includes books about banking, investing, self-improvement, leadership, and sustainability. There’s a biography, an autobiography, a look back at a landmark Supreme Court decision and an edge-of-your-seat thriller. Continue reading

30May/23

InnoVEX 2023 Gathers Startups From 22 Countries Demonstrating Endless Possibilities

May 30, 2023Innovation5G, Articles, Belgium, Brazil, Computex, Economy, France, Internet of things, Israel, Italy, Japan, Netherlands, Poland, Startup company, Taipei, Technology, XRadmin

The InnoVEX exhibit for startups at COMPUTEX 2023 will be held at Taipei Nangang Exhibition Hall 2 from May 30 to June 2. As a global platform for startups, InnoVEX 2023 will integrate 5G, AIoT, healthcare technology, metaverse and XR, electric vehicles and smart mobility, green technology, and other innovative solutions. A total of 400 participating startup teams from 22 countries and 8 pavilion countries, including France, Belgium, Italy, the Netherlands, Poland, Japan, Brazil, and Israel, will showcase diverse creativity. Continue reading

30May/23

N FILMS Secures $100M Deal to Transform Hollywood with Real Diversity, Inclusion, and Care About Emerging Actors and Authors

May 30, 2023FilmsLos Angeles, N FILMSadmin

Los Angeles-based international film company N FILMS has sealed a momentous $100 million deal with an undisclosed Middle East investment fund. This collaboration will provide meaningful funding, covering up to 75% of the budget, for the production of four upcoming feature films. Continue reading

30May/23

The largest universal bank in the CEE region accelerates expansion in the Metaverse

May 30, 2023FinanceBank of Poland, Companies, Economy of Poland, Fiction, Metaverse, PKO, PKO Bank Polski, Rotunda, Virtual worldadmin

PKO Bank Polski, the largest universal bank in the Central and Eastern Europe, is accelerating its expansion in virtual worlds. Already on 30 May, in its Virtual PKO Rotunda on the Decentraland platform, it will also hold one of the world’s first virtual job fairs in the Metaverse space. Continue reading

30May/23

Why more foam makes for the best beer-drinking experience – and always has

May 30, 2023Food and DrinkArticles, Beer, Beer head, Brewing, Creative Commons, Foam, Food and drink, Haifa, Human activities, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Japan, Renard Miller, SHUTTERSTOCKadmin

Anistatia Renard Miller, University of Bristol

What makes for the ultimate beer drinking experience? Some like theirs in a frosty glass, others with a wedge of lime. But when it comes to froth – or the head as it’s commonly known – what’s the best amount and how can it be achieved?

Too much froth and you’re left with a smear of bubbles across your face and hanging from your nose as you desperately try to get at the beer beneath. But too little will cause problems in your stomach.

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27May/23

CAA Professor Wang Dongling Exhibition “Ink. Space. Time.” inspired by Prof. Stephen Hawking Opens at the University of Cambridge

May 27, 2023ScienceCalligraphy, Chinese art, Chinese calligraphy, Contents, Dongling, Scientists, Stephen Hawking, Wang Dongling, Writingadmin

The exhibition Ink. Space. Time. by Wang Dongling, a world-renowned calligrapher and professor at the China Academy of Art, is held at the University of Cambridge from May 25th to August 27th. The exhibition presents the artist’s monumental contemporary Chinese calligraphy work inspired by Prof. Stephen Hawking. Continue reading

27May/23

JULIA GARNER AND SIMONE ASHLEY JOIN GEORGE CLOONEY FOR THE FIRST TIME IN NESPRESSO’S NEW VERTUO TV ADVERT TO SHOWCASE THE PLAYFUL SIDE OF COFFEE

May 27, 2023Food and DrinkActors, American people of German descent, Brand, Clooney, George Clooney, Humans, Julia Garner, Nespresso, Simone Ashley, Visual artsadmin

Nespresso’s global brand ambassador George Clooney has been joined by Julia Garner and Simone Ashley in Nespresso’s latest TV advert ‘The Bet’. The superstars highlight the breadth of flavours and styles in Nespresso’s Vertuo range, as George Clooney and Julia Garner jovially compete against each other to guess coffee style choices. Continue reading

25May/23

Ronaldinho is in Zambia

May 25, 2023FootballAfrica, Association football, Barcelona, FIFA 100, FIFA Confederations Cup, Hakainde Hichilema, Lusaka, Ronaldinho, Zambiaadmin

May 25, 2023 /Sport/ — Ronaldinho is in Zambia to play in an exhibition match against the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations winning squad. The match will be played on May 26, 2023, at the National Heroes Stadium in Lusaka. Ronaldinho is a former Barcelona player and one of the most famous footballers in the world. He is expected to draw a large crowd to the match. The match is being organized by Kings of Africa Sports, a company that promotes football in Africa. The company hopes that the match will help to raise the profile of football in Zambia and attract more investment in the sport. Continue reading →

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